The Court of Appeal has issued a timely reminder of the importance of proper compliance with Part 25 Family Procedure Rules and s.13 Children and Families Act when seeking to rely on any expert evidence within family proceedings. The Father's appeal against the Circuit Judge's refusal...
Read MoreThe recent case of Re H (Children) [2015] EWCA Civ 583 highlighted some of the difficulties that can be encountered by parties acting in person in family proceedings, and the stark consequences that can flow from a simple failure to follow procedural rules. The decision...
Read MoreThe case of Re BR (Proof of Facts) [2015] EWFC 41 follows a fact-finding hearing held in private concerning a baby who sustained a very large number of fractures. The specific details of the fact-finding hearing do not form part of this judgment, nevertheless, the Honourable...
Read MoreThe judgment of the Court of Appeal in the matter of Re K and H (Children) [2015] EWCA Civ 543 is the appeal following the first instance decision of the DFJ HHJ Bellamy, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge in January 2015. The background to the...
Read MoreThe case of Critchell v Critchell [2015] EWCA Civ 436 is a decision of the Court of Appeal in financial remedy proceedings. The background to the appeal involves financial proceedings, which settled at first instance at the Financial Dispute Resolution hearing and involved modest assets. However, the...
Read MoreThe case of N (A Child: Interim Care Order: Interim Removal) [2015] EWFC (15 May 2015) is a recent judgment of HHJ Bellamy. The case provides an analysis of whether the relevant child's safety required interim removal from their parents' care pursuant to an interim care order....
Read MoreRe: J – Court of Appeal endorses the President’s judgment in Re: A (also known as the ‘A tottering edifice built on inadequate foundations’ judgment) The judgment in Re J (A Child) [2015] EWCA Civ 222 is noteworthy in that the Court of Appeal gives a...
Read MorePlease find attached the March 2015 Private children law case update. This has been compiled by Ricky Seal of No.5 Chambers. Private law case updates will be posted on the website on a bi-monthly basis....
Read MoreThe Court of Appeal has recently determined the appeal of a mother against a care and placement order regarding her 8 month old son in the case of Re J (A Child) [2015] EWCA Civ 222. The parents disputed some of the matters relevant to the...
Read MorePlease find attached the Practice Direction: Committal for Contempt of Court - Open Court dated 26th March 2015 for your reference. It provides very useful direction regarding the appropriate procedures for committal proceedings in open court; in private; and the delivery of the court's judgment in...
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